Chapter 344


    Her finger hovered over the name Lysander, yet before she could press it, her phone buzzed with a call


    from Leopold.


    Thssa, her heart in her throat, had been about to call Lysander when the sudden vibration startled


    her.


    She stared at Leopold’s name shing Incessantly on her screen, hesitating for a few seconds.


    Biting her lower lip and frowning slightly, she decided to answer the call just before it would have ended


    automatically.


    Silence.


    She held the phone to her ear without uttering a word because she didn’t know what to say to him.


    On the other end, there was also silence for a few seconds.


    Leopold seemed unprepared for her to answer. He had been ready for her to ignore the call after it rang


    for quite some time.


    Yet suddenly, he realized the call had been picked up. The awkwardness and silence that ensued


    resembled the cold air in an ice cer, suppressing his mood.


    Leopold took a moment topose himself, pressing down his heartache. The voice he projected was


    filled with sorrow.


    “Thssa,” he began, “are you really dating Lysander?” |


    He held his phone in one hand, the other clenched tightly around his pant leg, his heart hanging in his


    throat.


    After leaving the Everde Hotel, he sat alone in his car, lost in thought.


    He reflected on everything that had happened since he met Thssa.


    He confided in Lysander about his deep love for Thssa, acknowledging that he had wronged her five


    years ago. He admitted that he had been manipted, but his heart belonged to Thssa all along.


    His body may have been tainted by others, but his heart had always loved Thssa.


    The night five years ago had caused him immense pain, not only because he felt impure, but also


    because he lost the woman he loved most.


    He loved Thssa passionately. He had dered to Lysander that he would win her back.


    At the time, Lysander had simply raised his ss in a toast, wishing him sess.


    Lysander had wished him sess. So why had things turned out this way?


    After much thought, he realized that while he had always told Lysander about the woman he loved, he


    had never revealed her name.


    Lysander knew of her existence but didn’t know who she was.


    At the bar, when Debby mocked Thssa and Hertha revealed that Thssa’s boyfriend was


    Lysander, Leopold thought they were only trying to save face.


    Lysander had arrived then, but he only gave Thssa a cold nce and said nothing.


    He had thought that Lysander simply didn’t deign to exin.


    Later, he invited Lysander to apany meeting. At the entrance of the conference room, Lysander


    and Thssa crossed paths.


    Lysander’s gaze was still cold.


    In an attempt to make Thssa forgive him and stay at hispany, he deliberately criticized her


    capabilities.


    He only wanted to tell Thssa that no otherpany would take her in except for his.


    Yet, Lysander had transferred Thssa to the Sinir Group under the pretense of training secretaries


    for him.


    And then Lysander had bought out hispany.


    He didn’t think much of it, assuming that Lysander was investing in hispany in a roundabout way


    to help him with his cash flow problems.


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    He recalled a series of events.


    He realized that the rtionship between Thssa and Lysander had been riddled with hints and clues


    all along.


    He had always thought that Lysander wouldn’t be interested in someone of Thssa’s background, so


    he had been in denial about their rtionship.